12-19-2014, 04:29 AM
Sorry hun it has nothing to do with attitude and everything to do with the color of your skin. Yes I do think it's getting better, but very very slowly.
Through out the 80's I was the only caucasian in a several different employment situations. Only reason I could be out there is I have more balls than brains, zero racial inclinations, wanted to support myself well and I love everybody.
2 different unions had to get involved including numerous attorneys and even once the feds called me and asked me to press charges. Which of course I did not do. At one major resort on Kona side my presence started an all out war. The good locals had had it with the racial bad locals and decided they didn't want to see me run out. The union came down so hard on the racists I doubt anyone has been run out since in that resort. Basically that happened often, the good ones backed me up and contacted the union, management and other authorities.
I could go on and on but I think you get the gist. Racism is still entrenched in the local culture yet at a snails pace it is being healed and replaced with tolerance and seeing past skin color. If anyone can spot racism, I can.
Through out the 80's I was the only caucasian in a several different employment situations. Only reason I could be out there is I have more balls than brains, zero racial inclinations, wanted to support myself well and I love everybody.
2 different unions had to get involved including numerous attorneys and even once the feds called me and asked me to press charges. Which of course I did not do. At one major resort on Kona side my presence started an all out war. The good locals had had it with the racial bad locals and decided they didn't want to see me run out. The union came down so hard on the racists I doubt anyone has been run out since in that resort. Basically that happened often, the good ones backed me up and contacted the union, management and other authorities.
I could go on and on but I think you get the gist. Racism is still entrenched in the local culture yet at a snails pace it is being healed and replaced with tolerance and seeing past skin color. If anyone can spot racism, I can.